Wonder who made the call?
Happens all the time, surg. Center wants to get paid.
Probably everybody.Anyone here ever been screwed by a hospital AFTER a visit?
As in charging $20 for an aspirin? As in charging $500 for some doctor that no one ever heard of or talked to who supposedly took 10 seconds to walk in and out of the room while the patient was asleep?Did they try to extort HUGE sums of money and try to screw you financially?
I've had two major surgeries done at Baylor and both times they discussed the total cost of the surgery, how much was going to be paid by my insurance and how much I would be on the hook for. They were professional and courteous and although they requested that I pay my portion upfront, never suggested that it was mandatory. When I received my EOBs from United Health Care it reflected accurately what had been discussed with Baylor and there were no surprises. My surgeries were both pre-Obamcare though which may something to do with the OP's experience.
The scams they run to get others to pay their losses from previous dead-beats is not our problem.
I'm a hospital attorney, so I'm biased. Dead beats not paying for their services is everyone's problem. Like it or not. If people steal from grocery store, those losses get passed on. Basic economics.
Im im not sure I'd call this a scam as much as I'd question the registrar/patient access person who usually read from a script (as others pointed out).. Full coverage insurance, with no copay or deductibles, is becoming increasingly rare. So they are probably assuming a copay/deduct is owed. We know what happens when people assume.
Id is recommend calling the doctors office of who is going to perform the surgery. Tell them you are running into issues with facility demanding copays you do not legally owe. See if they can intervene on your behalf. The doctor is the middle man with most financial incentive to fix this (before u go elsewhere).
They **** us on the prices period.